Grand Canyon Airlines publicity shot near the Navajo Reservation. The ridge in the background may be Vermillion Cliffs near the strip that the airline built for the dedication of the Marble Canyon Bridge in 1929.

Inaugural contract air mail #33 over Sacaton, October 16, 1930 headed westbound from Atlanta. The contractor was Southern Air Fast Express (SAFE) and the carrier American Airways, Inc. The westbound schedule departed Atlanta on the 15th, spent...

This picture and two others of the flying billboard is dated 1934. There were White Cafes in Clarkdale, Flagstaff, and Prescott and most larger communities in the state had Chrysler dealers so this was a worthwhile venture for the unknown owners...

Maddux Airlines' 5-AT-B Ford tri-motor was reportedly the first Ford to land at Kingman. This model was popular among many airlines and originally seated 14 but were stretched to accommodate 15 to 17 persons total.

An F-10 Fokker tri-motor ready for take off on the southeast of the 2500 foot shorter runway at Clemenceau. The stack is almost on the strip's centerline but the pilot has sufficient room to pass on the right. The stack served as an excellent...

Hopis perform their ceremonial Eagle Dance at the dedication ceremony of the joint service between Winslow and the Grand Canyon. The service was created through a partnership between Trans Western Air (TWA) and Grand Canyon Air Lines.

The Thunderbird magazine was published monthly by Southwest Airways, Inc. beginning in March 1943. The magazine documents the company's operations of four airfields across the Phoenix Valley, Thunderbird Field No. 1 (Glendale, Ariz.), Thunderbird...

Scenic Airways Ford Tri-motor over the Grand Canyon Bridge (also called Marble Canyon Bridge) on July 8, 1929. The small landing strip built for the bridge dedication was about a mile off the plane's tail to the east (photo right). Some ten miles...